Jake Eberts died in his home town of Montreal this morning at the age of seventy one . He was a renowned film producer and was credited for many films thirty seven of them winning Oscars . He was known for financing indie movies which would got be accepted by big movie officials . Denys Arcand says " He took film making seriously . He felt cinema should be used for the betterment of man kind." Ebert was developing the IMAX documentary Jerusalem slated for release in 2013 and also a sixty million dollar project in China .
This article caught my eye because I have seen his name credited in a movie I have seen before and I was assuming it was the same person .
This impacts me as a student because people like Ebert believed in supporting Indie films , if one day as a student somebody like him could of helped me , but sadly with Ebert gone that likeliness goes down . As a future film maker this affects me severely because I have less chances of being green lighted because without people like Ebert , it will be harder . As a consumer this effects me because there will be less indie movies around to watch , Ebert was known for supporting indie films and helping them get to big screens . My question is when will people start realizing that indie films can be really amazing if they are supported .
I agree with you when you said that indie movies can be really great. Although they are often overlooked and not supported, that does not mean that they are bad movies. In fact, some of my favorite movies of all time are indie movies and that does not stop me from enjoying them any less :)
ReplyDeleteIndie movies are amazing because they're created with a filmmaker's artistic vision even though they have a low budget. Ebert did a wonderful thing by getting the word out about independent films he believed would succeed, he will be missed.
ReplyDeleteHowever, the internet has been amazing lately and by that I mean there is a site called indiegogo, and that is practically a fundraising thing where people can donate to ideas. So maybe Ebert's help to indie films can continue through this new legacy. :]